Congress takes a swipe at BJP over ‘delay’ in seat sharing
10 months ago

Congress takes a swipe at BJP over ‘delay’ in seat sharing

The Hindu  

Questioning the BJP’s “delay” in announcing seat-sharing arrangements in crucial States such as Bihar and Maharashtra, the Congress on Saturday asked the party if “it is being held hostage by the parties that it sought to gobble up”. Alliance woes Meanwhile, the Congress’s alliance with the AAP in Gujarat has upset the daughter of late Ahmed Patel, the former political secretary of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi. As part of an alliance on two seats in Gujarat, the Congress gave away the Bharuch Lok Sabha seat to the AAP. We won’t let @ahmedpatel’s 45 years of Legacy go in vain,” she added with the hashtag #bharuchkibeti On Friday, senior Congress Salman Khurshid too took to the microblogging platform to express his disappointment, when his Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh, Farrukhabad, went to the Samajwadi Party in the alliance.

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BJP, Congress Clash Over Dalit Votes, Ambedkar’s Legacy
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3 days, 14 hours ago

BJP, Congress Clash Over Dalit Votes, Ambedkar’s Legacy

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi:Behind the ongoing political battle over the alleged insult of B.R. Union home minister Amit Shah’s remark in the Rajya Sabha gave the Opposition an opportunity to whip up anti-BJP sentiments among the Dalits, the objective is clear — the Congress wants to further consolidate the 4 per cent Dalit votes it gained in the last general election over …

Dalit Vote Battle Heats Up Between BJP, Congress
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3 days, 15 hours ago

Dalit Vote Battle Heats Up Between BJP, Congress

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Behind the ongoing political battle over the alleged insult of B.R. Union home minister Amit Shah’s remark in the Rajya Sabha gave the Opposition an opportunity to whip up anti-BJP sentiments among the Dalits, the objective is clear — the Congress wants to further consolidate the 4 per cent Dalit votes it gained in the last general election …

INDIA Bloc Falling Apart? After Rift With AAP, Congress Now Gets 'Ethics Advice' From SP
1 week, 6 days ago

INDIA Bloc Falling Apart? After Rift With AAP, Congress Now Gets 'Ethics Advice' From SP

ABP News  

The thin thread holding the "united" Opposition from, the INDIA bloc, seems to be fraying in Uttar Pradesh. After the rift between INDIA partners AAP and the Congress in Delhi came out in the open earlier, two of the biggest parties in the Lok Sabha seem to be at loggerheads now. The Samajwadi Party is now accusing the Congress and …

Congress Gears Up for Delhi Elections
2 weeks ago

Congress Gears Up for Delhi Elections

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi:The Delhi Congress is in no mood to give a walkover to the ruling AAP in the impending Assembly polls due early next year. A telltale sign of the Congress' intent can be made out from the fact that the party has, according to sources, decided to field "heavyweight" leaders like former Lok Sabha MP Sandeep Dikshit, Delhi party …

Congress, Allies Draw A Blank In Northeast Bypolls As BJP-Led NEDA Scores Big
1 month ago

Congress, Allies Draw A Blank In Northeast Bypolls As BJP-Led NEDA Scores Big

ABP News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party caused a major upset for the Congress and its allies in the Northeast, preventing them from winning even a single seat in the bypolls. In Assam, the BJP won the Dholai, Behali, and Samaguri seats and its allies Asom Gana Parishad and United People's Party won the Bongaigaon and Sidli seats respectively. The disagreement among the …

AAP Gains Momentum in Delhi as Three-Time MLA Joins the Party
1 month, 3 weeks ago

AAP Gains Momentum in Delhi as Three-Time MLA Joins the Party

ABP News  

Senior leader and three-time MLA Brahm Singh Tanwar joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi on Thursday, in a setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Tanwar is a big leader of Delhi who was a three-time MLA from Chhatarpur and Mehrauli constituencies. He will strengthen the AAP family, Kejriwal said.

Congress Announces 39 Candidates in Mumbai, Including 5 for the City
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Congress Announces 39 Candidates in Mumbai, Including 5 for the City

Hindustan Times  

The Congress party has released two separate lists of 23 and 16 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra. The party has nominated former state unit chief Manikrao Thakre from Digras, Asif Zakaria from Vandre (Bandra) west and Sachin Sawant from Andheri west. It renominated two sitting MLAs Kailash Gorantyal from Jalna and Moham Hambarde from Nanded South but …

Maharashtra elections: Congress seeks distribution of seats on basis of Lok Sabha poll results
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra elections: Congress seeks distribution of seats on basis of Lok Sabha poll results

Hindustan Times  

Seat-sharing talks in the Maha Vikas Aghadi for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections have hit a hurdle with Congress leaders insisting that the constituencies be distributed based on the parties’ success rate in the Lok Sabha elections earlier this year, people aware of the details said. Maharashtra elections: Congress seeks distribution of seats on basis of Lok Sabha poll results …

AAP has finalised seat-sharing with Congress for Haryana polls, to contest five seats: sources
3 months, 2 weeks ago

AAP has finalised seat-sharing with Congress for Haryana polls, to contest five seats: sources

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Congress and AAP have finalised a seat-sharing arrangement for the October 5 Haryana Assembly polls with the latter agreeing to contest on five seats, party sources said on Sunday. Earlier in the day, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha said both Congress and his party are trying to forge an alliance for the Haryana elections by keeping …

Congress-AAP alliance for Haryana Assembly elections Arvind Kejriwal AAP Congress
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress-AAP alliance for Haryana Assembly elections Arvind Kejriwal AAP Congress

ABP News  

New Delhi: The alliance talks over seat sharing between the Congress and the AAP for the Haryana Assembly polls have hit a roadblock, and the Arvind Kejriwal-led party is planning to contest 50 seats in the state, sources claimed on Friday. "The alliance talks are on the verge of collapse in Haryana and the AAP is planning to contest 50 …

Winning Over Anti-BJP Vote Bank, Focus on Rahul Gandhi: 3 Reasons Why Congress is Keen on Haryana Alliance With AAP
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Winning Over Anti-BJP Vote Bank, Focus on Rahul Gandhi: 3 Reasons Why Congress is Keen on Haryana Alliance With AAP

News 18  

After the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress leadership consistently rejected the idea of an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party in Haryana. The decision of the Grand Old Party to align with AAP in the upcoming Haryana assembly elections is driven by a blend of strategic goals, primarily centered around strengthening its leadership within the Opposition, consolidating anti-BJP votes, …

BJP unlikely to spare seats for allies except RLD in upcoming UP bypolls
4 months ago

BJP unlikely to spare seats for allies except RLD in upcoming UP bypolls

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: While the BJP's allies are building up pressure on the ruling party for seat sharing arrangements for the upcoming bypolls to 10 assembly seats, the BJP doesn’t seem to be in a mood to spare much except a seat or two for ally Jayant Chaudhury-led Rashtriya Lok Dal. After its poor showing in the recent Lok Sabha elections, the …

Karnataka: No bypolls yet, but suspense on over three seats
4 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka: No bypolls yet, but suspense on over three seats

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: As the Election Commission of India did not announce the dates for the bypolls to three Assembly constituencies in Karnataka on Friday, the three major political parties will now have ample time to prepare for the elections. The BJP high command will decide on Sandur and Shiggaon, while Union Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries HD Kumaraswamy, who is …

Shivajinagar seat: Congress keen to recover lost ground amid BJP’s attempts to retain it
4 months, 1 week ago

Shivajinagar seat: Congress keen to recover lost ground amid BJP’s attempts to retain it

Hindustan Times  

Once known to be bastion of the undivided Shiv Sena and later of the Congress, Shivajinagar assembly seat went to the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2014 when the latter contested the polls without Sena as an ally. During the 2019 state polls, BJP candidate Siddharth Shirole secured a narrow victory by just 5,000 votes, while in the recently held Lok …

INDIA bloc wins 10 of 13 seats in Assembly bypolls; BJP gets 2
5 months, 1 week ago

INDIA bloc wins 10 of 13 seats in Assembly bypolls; BJP gets 2

The Hindu  

INDIA bloc parties won 10 out of 13 Assembly seats where bypolls were held, while the BJP managed to wrest only two, the Election Commission declared on July 13. The sitting MLA from the seat Rajendra Singh Bhandari, who had defected to the ruling BJP, was defeated by the Congress’ Lakhapat Singh Butola. Again Hate defeated & love won in …

Rupauli Assembly Bypoll 2024: Independent candidate Shankar Singh defeats JDU's Kaladhar Prasad Mandal
5 months, 1 week ago

Rupauli Assembly Bypoll 2024: Independent candidate Shankar Singh defeats JDU's Kaladhar Prasad Mandal

India TV News  

Rupauli Assembly Bypoll 2024: Independent candidate Shankar Singh has won the byelection in Bihar's Rupauli Assembly seat by defeating Janata Dal Kaladhar Prasad Mandal. The voting was held on Wednesday, July 10 along with polling in 12 other Assembly constituencies across six states including Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. Out of 13 Assembly seats, …

Congress to soon take a call on its claim for assembly by-poll seats
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress to soon take a call on its claim for assembly by-poll seats

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Congress will soon take a call on the legislative assembly seats that the party may like to contest in the mini assembly election of sorts to be held for 10 assembly seats in coming months. Out of these, Katehri has fallen vacant following the election of Samajwadi Party’s Lalji Verma to Lok Sabha from Ambedkar Nagar …

Congress plans strategy meetings for poll-bound States of Maharashtra, Haryana, Jharkhand and J&K next week
6 months ago

Congress plans strategy meetings for poll-bound States of Maharashtra, Haryana, Jharkhand and J&K next week

The Hindu  

Buoyed by the Lok Sabha results, the Congress on June 18 announced a series of strategy meetings for Maharashtra, Haryana, Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir where Assembly polls are expected later this year. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi would be meeting leaders from Jharkhand on June 24 to discuss the party’s election preparedness in the …

Rahul Gandhi to relinquish Wayanad Lok Sabha seat? Kerala's Cong unit chief drops hint
6 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi to relinquish Wayanad Lok Sabha seat? Kerala's Cong unit chief drops hint

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was elected from two seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections -Wayanad in Kerala and Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh. Now, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee chief K Sudhakaran has dropped a big hint indicating that Gandhi will likely relinquish the Wayanad seat. While addressing a public meeting on Wednesday, Sudhakaran indicated that Rahul Gandhi might retain the …

Arjun Modhwadia, four other newly elected BJP legislators take oath in Gujarat
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Arjun Modhwadia, four other newly elected BJP legislators take oath in Gujarat

Hindustan Times  

Ahmedabad: Five Bharatiya Janata Party lawmakers in Gujarat including four Congress turncoats were administered the oath of office by assembly speaker Shankar Chaudhary on Tuesday, raising the BJP’s strength in the 182-member house to 161. Bypolls were held in Porbandar, Manavadar, Khambhat, Vaghodiya and Vijapur seats, necessitated due to sitting MLAs joining the BJP The most prominent of the five …

Aam Aadmi Party bags 3 seats in Punjab, loses Delhi seats to BJP
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Aam Aadmi Party bags 3 seats in Punjab, loses Delhi seats to BJP

The Hindu  

The Aam Aadmi Party, having contested in 22 seats across Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat and Assam in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, managed to win three seats in Punjab, increasing its representation in Parliament from the sole seat it won in 2014 and 2019 elections. AAP national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister had been confident that things would go differently …

Congress breaks Gujarat jinx, opens account after a decade
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress breaks Gujarat jinx, opens account after a decade

Hindustan Times  

Congress’s Geniben Thakor won Gujarat’s Banaskantha Lok Sabha seat on Tuesday defeating Rekha Chaudhary of Bharatiya Janata Party, which was aiming to win all 26 seats in Gujarat for a third time, by 30,000 votes. Early trends showed the Congress was leading on four seats in Gujarat but eventually Thakor emerged as the lone winner from her party. Political experts …

Raebareli Lok Sabha Elections Results: Rahul Gandhi Takes Lead In Early Trends In Congress Bastion
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Raebareli Lok Sabha Elections Results: Rahul Gandhi Takes Lead In Early Trends In Congress Bastion

ABP News  

Raebareli Lok Sabha Results Early Trends: As the counting of votes in the Lok Sabha elections began on Tuesday, all eyes are set on Uttar Pradesh's Raeebareli constituency. Raebareli, a Congress bastion, witnessed a fierce battle between senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and the Bharatiya Janata Party Dinesh Pratap Singh. Looking back in the history of Rae BareliFeroze Gandhi fought …

ABP-CVoter Exit Polls Results: Shocking Data On 7 Seats Of Delhi, Watch Report | ABP News
6 months, 3 weeks ago

ABP-CVoter Exit Polls Results: Shocking Data On 7 Seats Of Delhi, Watch Report | ABP News

ABP News  

As the Lok Sabha elections 2024 concluded at 6 PM on June 1 after seven phases of successful polling across the country, exit poll results have begun to emerge. In Delhi, the primary contest is between the Bharatiya Janata Party, which won all seven seats in the 2014 and 2019 elections, and the AAP-Congress alliance. The battle in Delhi is …

Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha Elections: BJP on the Back Foot, Congress Eyes Jat and Ahir Votes
7 months ago

Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha Elections: BJP on the Back Foot, Congress Eyes Jat and Ahir Votes

News 18  

Bhiwani–Mahendragarh is one of the 10 Lok Sabha constituencies in Haryana. In Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha constituency, the saffron party faces a big challenge as the Congress’ graph is seen on an upward trajectory. In the Ahir-dominated belt of the constituency, Dharambir Singh is relying almost entirely on the Modi factor and Rao Inderjit’s ability to bring votes towards the BJP. …

Congress rebel’s entry could queer the pitch for BJP & Sena (UBT) in Sangli
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress rebel’s entry could queer the pitch for BJP & Sena (UBT) in Sangli

Hindustan Times  

A month is a long time in politics. “Hence, Vishal Patil’s battle is not against the BJP but a fight against those who want to throw out the Congress from the district,” he said. We have decided to fight our own battle by backing Vishal Patil.” Sena Sangli district head Sanjay Vibhute blamed the alliance partners for not following ‘Aghadi …

Rahul Gandhi’s political chess, juggling between Wayanad and Rae Bareli, leaves Congress in a quandary in Kerala
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi’s political chess, juggling between Wayanad and Rae Bareli, leaves Congress in a quandary in Kerala

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, fighting the second seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from another perceived stronghold of the party in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, may have brought himself to challenge the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Hindi heartland. If Mr. Gandhi relinquishes the Wayanad seat, many Congress leaders believe that it will impact the Congress party’s prospects in …

Two former Congress MLAs in Delhi resign
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Two former Congress MLAs in Delhi resign

Hindustan Times  

Former Congress MLAs Neeraj Basoya and Naseeb Singh resigned from the party on Wednesday citing opposition to Congress’s alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party. The development comes three days after Delhi Congress president Arvinder Singh Lovely resigned from his post attributing it to similar issues and organisational frictions within the Congress. “I raised my views against AAP-Congress alliance on every …

NCP swapped Satara with BJP for Rajya Sabha seat: Ajit Pawar
7 months, 3 weeks ago

NCP swapped Satara with BJP for Rajya Sabha seat: Ajit Pawar

Hindustan Times  

Pune: The Nationalist Congress Party has swapped the Satara Lok Sabha seat with the Bharatiya Janata Party for a Rajya Sabha seat, said Ajit Pawar on Tuesday. NCP has swapped the Satara Lok Sabha seat with BJP for a Rajya Sabha seat, said Ajit Pawar on Tuesday. Speaking to a Marathi news channel, Ajit said that while the Satara Lok …

Splitting of NCP and Shiv Sena, clan prestige loom large ahead of Phase 3 Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Splitting of NCP and Shiv Sena, clan prestige loom large ahead of Phase 3 Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra

The Hindu  

The seismic political shifts to roil Maharashtra’s politics in the form of vertical splits within the Nationalist Congress Party and the Shiv Sena, coupled with clan rivalry and internecine conflicts within the ruling and Opposition alliances loom large over the crucial third phase of the Lok Sabha election in the State. After Ajit Pawar’s adhesion to the ruling alliance in …

Denied ticket by Cong., ex-Hisar MP Brijendra Singh holds ‘internal politics’ responsible
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Denied ticket by Cong., ex-Hisar MP Brijendra Singh holds ‘internal politics’ responsible

The Hindu  

Former Hisar Lok Sabha member Brijendra Singh, who had quit the Bharatiya Janata Party to join the Congress a month ago, on Sunday held the “State’s internal politics” responsible for denial of party ticket to him from the seat for upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Haryana. Mr. Singh, a former bureaucrat, and two-time former Cabinet Minister Kiran Choudhry’s daughter Shruti …

Lok Sabha second phase polling: A direct fight between BJP and Congress in THESE states
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Lok Sabha second phase polling: A direct fight between BJP and Congress in THESE states

India TV News  

Voting for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls was held on Friday for 88 seats in 13 states. Though voting was held for 89 seats in the second phase, polling for the Betul seat in Madhya Pradesh has been rescheduled to the third phase due to the death of a candidate from the Bahujan Samaj Party. Rajasthan in the …

Banswara Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Is Congress Fighting Congress in This Tribal-dominated Rajasthan Seat?
8 months ago

Banswara Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Is Congress Fighting Congress in This Tribal-dominated Rajasthan Seat?

News 18  

A peculiar poll battle is on the cards in Rajasthan’s tribal-dominated Banswara-Dungarpur constituency, which will go to polls in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 26. The reason: After much flip-flop, the Congress decided to support Bharat Adivasi Party candidate Rajkumar Roat, a day before the last date of withdrawal of nominations, despite fielding its own …

After Baba Siddique, Samajwadi Party's Abu Azmi to join Ajit Pawar's NCP?
8 months ago

After Baba Siddique, Samajwadi Party's Abu Azmi to join Ajit Pawar's NCP?

India Today  

Samajwadi Party MLA from Maharashtra, Abu Azmi, is likely to jump the ship to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, sources told India Today TV. Fuelling rumours of this defection, Abu Azmi recently met Nationalist Congress Party leader Praful Patel in Mumbai recently. Azmi is a three-term SP MLA from Maharashtra's Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar, which is predominantly a Muslim majority constituency …

Lok Sabha election | Ajit Pawar’s NCP cuts ‘Gordian knot’ over Nashik after Bhujbal opts out of fray
8 months ago

Lok Sabha election | Ajit Pawar’s NCP cuts ‘Gordian knot’ over Nashik after Bhujbal opts out of fray

The Hindu  

After weeks of discord among the ruling Mahayuti partners over the Nashik Lok Sabha seat in north Maharashtra, cabinet Minister and senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Friday announced that he was withdrawing from the electoral fray as the delay in announcing a candidate for the seat was affecting the prospects of the ruling coalition. Mr. Bhujbal’s cutting …

Madhya Pradesh: Congress, SP announce support to AIFB candidate in Khajuraho
8 months, 1 week ago

Madhya Pradesh: Congress, SP announce support to AIFB candidate in Khajuraho

Hindustan Times  

The Congress and the Samajwadi Party announced their support to retired Indian Administrative Service officer RB Prajapati, a candidate of the All India Forward Bloc, in Madhya Pradesh’s Khajuraho on Monday, a week after the nomination of SP candidate Meera Yadav was cancelled due to “incomplete form.” The Congress said they are supporting the AIFB candidate as the party is …

Congress Fields Kanhaiya Kumar Against BJP’s Manoj Tiwari From North East Delhi
8 months, 1 week ago

Congress Fields Kanhaiya Kumar Against BJP’s Manoj Tiwari From North East Delhi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Congress Sunday announced its candidates for three Lok Sabha constituencies in Delhi, where it is contesting in alliance with AAP, fielding Kanhaiya Kumar from the North East Delhi seat and Udit Raj from North West Delhi.The party also named JP Agarwal as its candidate for the Chandni Chowk seat. The Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party are …

MVA’s Maha rift refuses to die as Congress struggles with 3 seats
8 months, 1 week ago

MVA’s Maha rift refuses to die as Congress struggles with 3 seats

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: After the MVA seat-sharing deal, many Congress leaders in Maharashtra are sore over the state leadership for conceding three Lok Sabha seats to allies Shiv Sena and NCP. Maharashtra Congress had staked claim over Sangli, Bhiwandi and Mumbai South Central seats, but alliance partners did not budge from their stand. Former Maharashtra Congress president Vasant Dada Patil’s grandson Vishal …

It’s Vasava vs Vasava vs Vasava for Bharuch LS seat
8 months, 1 week ago

It’s Vasava vs Vasava vs Vasava for Bharuch LS seat

Hindustan Times  

Ahmedabad: The Bharuch Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat will see a three-way fight with the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharat Adivasi Party all fielding candidates from the tribal Vasava community for the upcoming polls Chaitar Vasava with Aam Aadmi Party chief, Arvind Kerjriwal. The BAP emerged in 2023 in Rajasthan, formed by leaders of the …

Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar call the shots in MVA’s seat-sharing deal as ceding of Sangli reflects waning Congress influence
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar call the shots in MVA’s seat-sharing deal as ceding of Sangli reflects waning Congress influence

The Hindu  

April 09, 2024 11:41 pm | Updated April 10, 2024 11:30 am IST - Pune As Maharashtra’s Opposition, the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition, formalised its seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming Lok Sabha election after two months of parleys and wrangling on Tuesday, the deal saw Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena — a regional entity — overshadowing the Congress, a national party. …

Lok Sabha election 2024 | MVA seat-sharing deal: Shiv Sena bags lion's share. What did Congress, NCP (SP) get?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha election 2024 | MVA seat-sharing deal: Shiv Sena bags lion's share. What did Congress, NCP (SP) get?

Hindustan Times  

Lok Sabha election 2024: The Maha Vikas Aghadi has finalised the seat-sharing formula in Maharashtra for the Lok Sabha election 2024, with the Shiv Sena contesting on 21 seats, Congress 17 and NCP 10, announced Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday, April 9. Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray with party leader Sanjay Raut, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar in …

Sharad Pawar’s NCP names its candidates for Beed and Bhiwandi
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Sharad Pawar’s NCP names its candidates for Beed and Bhiwandi

The Hindu  

The Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party NCP released the names of candidates for the Beed and Bhiwandi Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra on April 2. The party has fielded Bajrang Sonwane — who recently defected from Ajit Pawar’s NCP faction — in the crucial Beed seat, where he will be pitted against the BJP’s Pankaja Munde, while Suresh Mhatre will …

BJD's Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty Joins BJP, Second MP From CM Patnaik's Party To Do So
8 months, 3 weeks ago

BJD's Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty Joins BJP, Second MP From CM Patnaik's Party To Do So

ABP News  

Biju Janata Dal's Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty on Monday joined the BJP, days after quitting the ruling party in Odisha ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha Elections. #WATCH | Delhi | Kendrapara Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty, who resigned from BJD recently, joins the BJP. Welcoming Anubhav Mohanty to the saffron camp, BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde said …

Seat-sharing talks with Congress failed in Jharkhand; CPI announces candidates for four seats
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Seat-sharing talks with Congress failed in Jharkhand; CPI announces candidates for four seats

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India on Monday announced the names of candidates for four Lok Sabha constituencies in Jharkhand after the discussion on seat-sharing couldn’t materialize with the Congress. CPI Jharkhand secretary Mahendra Pathak informed that Abhay Bhuiyan had been nominated from Palamu Lok Sabha seat and Mahendra Oraon is candidate from Lohardaga. We can’t keep ourselves away …

Lok Sabha 2024 | Congress shouldn't allow itself to be arm-twisted by Sena (UBT), says Sanjay Nirupam
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha 2024 | Congress shouldn't allow itself to be arm-twisted by Sena (UBT), says Sanjay Nirupam

The Hindu  

In the wake of the Shiv Sena announcing 17 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra, Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam on March 30 said his party should not allow itself to be arm-twisted by the Uddhav Thackeray-led outfit for the seats in Mumbai. Mr. Nirupam is eyeing to contest the Mumbai North-West seat from where he lost in 2019, …

Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat | Biju Janata Dal's Pranab Das to fight against BJP's Dharmendra Pradhan
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat | Biju Janata Dal's Pranab Das to fight against BJP's Dharmendra Pradhan

The Hindu  

March 30, 2024 11:32 am | Updated 11:32 am IST - Sambalpur The Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat in Western Odisha will witness a high-profile contest as ruling Biju Janata Dal has put up party general secretary Pranab Prakash Das, who is number two in the party after Naveen Patnaik, against Union Education Minister and BJP's Odisha face Dharmendra Pradhan. Fifty-two-year-old …

Kamlesh Shah, three-time Congress MLA from Amarwara in Chhindwara, joins BJP
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Kamlesh Shah, three-time Congress MLA from Amarwara in Chhindwara, joins BJP

Hindustan Times  

Bhopal: In another setback to the Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Amarwara MLA Kamlesh Pratap Shah on Friday resigned from the party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, people aware of the matter said. Three-time Congress MLA Kamlesh Shah joined the BJP at chief minister Mohan Yadav’s residence Shah, a three-time MLA from Amarwada assembly seat of Chhindwara …

5 Bihar seats in Mahagathbandhan's tug-of-war over seat-sharing deal
8 months, 4 weeks ago

5 Bihar seats in Mahagathbandhan's tug-of-war over seat-sharing deal

India Today  

Five assembly constituencies of Bihar have emerged as the source of seat-sharing discord between Congress and its allies in the Mahagathbandhan in the state. Congress, the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Left parties have eyes on these seats and are staking claims, fuelling the tiff that is delaying them from reaching a consensus ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. The …

Apna Dal-K's Pallavi Patel hints at joining BJP-led NDA in UP in another jolt to I.N.D.I.A bloc
9 months ago

Apna Dal-K's Pallavi Patel hints at joining BJP-led NDA in UP in another jolt to I.N.D.I.A bloc

India TV News  

UP Lok Sabha elections 2024: The Apna Dal leader and MLA from UP's Sirathu, Pallavi Patel hinted at joining the BJP-led NDA in Uttar Pradesh in another jolt to I.N.D.I.A bloc today. No alliance with Apna Dal for LS polls: Akhilesh Yadav A day after the Apna Dal declared its candidates for three Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, the …

Apna Dal (K) stakes claim to three seats, SP makes counter-move
9 months ago

Apna Dal (K) stakes claim to three seats, SP makes counter-move

Hindustan Times  

The Apna Dal led by Krishna Patel on Wednesday decided to contest the Phulpur, Mirzapur and Kaushambi Lok Sabha seats, causing a flutter in the Samajwadi Party-led INDIA bloc. After a meeting of the Apna Dal central executive committee chaired by her, party chief Krishna Patel said the party has decided to contest Phulpur, Mirzapur and Kaushambi seats as part …

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